Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Postal Services
address must be dispatched by
1pm, and there is a delivery
fee. Delivery within 2 hours is
available for a higher charge.
Overseas faxes can also be
faxed to another fax machine
or sent to a postal address. The
cost is on a per-page rate, as
with faxes to local numbers.
Post offices are open 9am-5pm week days.
Almost all post offices offer a wide range of
services, including poste restante, fax, money
orders, electronic post, express delivery,
parcel post and telegrams, as well as stamps,
envelopes, packaging, stationery and post-
cards. Stamps can also be bought from hotels and shops
where postcards are sold, and from some newsagents.
Australia
Post logo
USEFUL INFORMATION
There are two types of inter-
national express mail. EMS
International Courier is the
fastest service and will reach
nearly all overseas destinations
within two to three days.
Alternatively, Express Post
International will reach most
destinations throughout the
world in four to five days.
Telstra Phone Centre
231 Elizabeth St.
Map
4 F3.
Global Gossip
790 George St.
Map
4 E5.
REACHING THE RIGHT
NUMBER
s4ORING3YDNEYFROMTHE
UK, dial 0061 2, then the
local number.
s4ORING3YDNEYFROMTHE
USA and Canada, dial
011 61 2, then the local
number.
s&ORLONGDISTANCEDIRECT
dial calls outside your
local area code, but
within Australia (STD
calls), dial the
appropriate area code,
then the number.
s&ORINTERNATIONALDIRECT
dial calls (IDD calls): dial
0011
, followed by the
country code (USA and
Canada: 1; UK: 44; New
Zealand: 64), then the
city or area code (omit
initial 0) and then the
local number.
s)NTERNATIONALDIRECTORY
enquiries: dial
1225
.
s,OCALDIRECTORYENQUIRIES
dial
1223
.
s#ALL#ONNECTDIAL
12455
(charges apply).
s)NTERNATIONALOPERATOR
assistance: dial
1225
.
s2EVERSECHARGECALLSWITHIN
Australia: dial
12550
.
s)NTERNATIONALREVERSE
charge calls: dial
12550
or
1800 801 800
to access
operator in home country.
s.UMBERSBEGINNINGWITH
1800
are toll-free numbers.
s.UMBERSWITHTHEPREFIX
0414, 0415, 0418, 0421
, etc
are mobile or car phones.
s
See also
Emergency
Numbers,
p223
.
Australia Post postman
POSTAL SERVICES
All domestic mail is first class
and usually arrives within one
to five days, depending on
distance. Be sure to include
postcodes on mailing addresses
to avoid delays in delivery.
Express Post, for which you
need to buy one of the special
yellow and white envelopes
sold in post offices, guarantees
next-day delivery in designated
areas of Australia. International
air mail takes from five to ten
days to reach most countries.
Standard and express postboxes
POSTBOXES
Sydney has both red and
yellow postboxes. The red
boxes are for normal postal
service; yellow boxes are for
Express Post within Australia.
POSTE RESTANTE
Address poste restante letters
to Poste Restante, GPO
Sydney, NSW 2000, but
collect them from 310 George
St, Hunter Connection, oppo-
site Wynyard Station. You will
need to show your passport
or other proof of identity. The
GPO is purely a retail shop
and mail centre.
Labels used for overseas mail
USEFUL INFORMATION
Typical stamps used for local mail
General Post Office (GPO)
1 Martin Place.
Map
4 E1.
Tel
131 318 (enquiries).
8:30am-
5:30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat.
Poste Restante
310 George St, Level
2a Hunter Connection Building.
#
9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri.
Tel
9244 3732.
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